We have been back in PP about three weeks now and finally the lifestyle we were so comfortably ensconced in, is returning.
It was a shock to discover how much muscle mass and balance and strength have been sacrificed to a full time working routine that doesn’t provide any opportunity for managing your own wellbeing, and how the mental toll and loss of momentum in healthy life style activities impact every other aspect of daily life. Now we are beginning to get back on track.
Having established a new swimming and table tennis option we can now return to the balance, strength and flexibility exercises that will ensure we get back to the level of physical fitness and positive mental activity that was the norm just five short months ago.
Seeing old friends, maintaining new connections, paying attention to the reality of our urban environment and seeing so many new developments in infrastructure and improved local community conditions is inspiring.
How fortunate we are to come back to changes that we may never have noticed if they had slowly emerged around us while life plodded on. The proposed pedestrian zone and ongoing footpath reinstallation is significant in terms of both beautification and practicality. We have continually discovered more and more accessible walking paths in areas we have lamented their complete lack in the past.
Plans for the future are taking shape, things are looking up again and visitors are about to arrive in droves. Good times ahead for sure.
Let’s not dwell on the finances and instead count the blessings. When I look at the current situation in so much of the world I feel we have so much to be thankful for, so reinstating our health and fitness to ensure we enjoy it more and for longer is now the priority again.
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